Birthday signs · Scorpio season
What zodiac sign is November 20?
November 20 is situated in Scorpio on the tropical zodiac. For all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Scorpio at noon UTC on November 20, at 27.21° to 28.7° Scorpio. Scorpio season, day 28 or 29, is November 20, occupying its late part with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
November 20 is Scorpio
| Scorpio at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 1 day away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
November 20 at a glance
| Sign | ♏︎ Scorpio, the Scorpion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mars (traditional); Pluto (modern, 20th-century assignment) |
| Sun on this date | 27.2° to 28.7° Scorpio at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 28 or 29 of Scorpio season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Scorpio |
| Day number | 2 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Scorpio
| Noon Sun | 27.21° to 28.7° Scorpio |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
November 20 by the numbers
| Day number | 2 (2 + 0 = 2) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (11 + 2 = 13, then 1 + 3 = 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Scorpio season | 28 or 29 |
|---|---|
| Scorpio season opened | October 23 (37 years) or October 24 (64) |
| Scorpio season closed | November 21 (48 years) or November 22 (53) |
| Element and mode | water, fixed |
| Traditional ruler | Mars |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Scorpio season
Born on November 20, late in Scorpio, this person arrives at the end of a long, intense stretch of the year. By the time the season closes, feelings have been stirred up for weeks, and they are the one who notices when a friendship has gone cold or a promise has been broken. Their instinct is to hold on and finish what they start. Sometimes that means staying in a situation longer than they should, loyal to a plan that no longer fits. They learn that letting something end can be its own kind of faithfulness.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Scorpio, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Scorpio | 3.7°–5.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on November 20
- Pope Pius VIII (1761–1830), Pope of the Catholic Church from 1829 to 1830
- Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), Swedish writer
- Edwin Hubble (1889–1953), American astronomer
- Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014), South African writer
- Benoit Mandelbrot (1924–2010), Polish-born, French and American mathematician
- Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968), American politician and lawyer
- Joe Biden (1942), 46th President of the United States
- Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946), bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
November 20 in history
Observed on this date:
- 20-N (Spain)
- Africa Industrialization Day (international)
- Black Awareness Day (Brazil)
- Children's Day (World Children's Day)
- National Sovereignty Day (Argentina)
- Day of the Mexican Revolution (Mexico)
- Royal Thai Navy Day (Thailand)
- Saint Verhaegen (Brussels)
- Teachers' Day or Ngày nhà giáo Việt Nam (Vietnam)
- Transgender Day of Remembrance (LGBTQ community)
Events on November 20:
- 1194: Palermo is conquered by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1900: The French actress Sarah Bernhardt receives the press at the Savoy Hotel in New York at the outset of her first visit since 1896. She talked about her impending tour with a troupe of more than 50 performers and her plans to play the title role in Hamlet.
- 1977: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
- 1989: Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia, swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million.
- 2022: The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar. This is the first time the tournament was held in the Middle East.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on November 20 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign for each year was then read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is November 20?
The 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 all show November 20 in Scorpio when counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is November 20 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon was located in Scorpio on each November 20 from 1930 through 2030, and November 20 lies a minimum of 1 day from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is November 20?
In all sampled years November 20 appears in the third decan of Scorpio (20°–30°), giving Venus as its face ruler in the Chaldean order.
What is the birthday number for November 20?
Within modern numerology, adding digits produces a day number of 2 and a month-day number of 4 for November 20.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Scorpio (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: November 20 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .